Frequently Asked Questions

Please contact:

publicrecords@pbclibrary.org
561-233-2799
3650 Summit Blvd.
West Palm Beach, FL 33406

Palm Beach County operates under transparency in accordance with the Florida Sunshine Open Records Law. For information on Sunshine Laws and Exemptions, click here. For more information on how to submit a public records request with other Palm Beach County departments, click here.

Fees for public records are based on the time it takes to retrieve and review the requested documents. In accordance with F.S. 119.07(4).

If the nature or volume of public records requested requires extensive use of information technology resources or extensive clerical or supervisory assistance by personnel of the agency involved, or both, the agency may charge, in addition to the actual cost of duplication, a special service charge, which shall be reasonable and shall be based on the cost incurred for such extensive use of information technology resources or the labor cost of the personnel providing the service that is actually incurred by the agency or attributable to the agency for the clerical and supervisory assistance required, or both.

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